Thursday, April 16, 2015

August 2014 to March 2015


August 7, 2014 - 1st day of 3rd Grade

Ella dressed up as SpongeBob for "book character day" at school.  She was the top choice selected for her classroom...Ella and I enjoyed making this costume!!!

October fun.....corn maze with kids


We had special visitor (Ella's Godmother, Dawn Morton) to Birmingham...so special!!


JamJev Gymnastics Level 3 Team Pic


Thanksgiving Cruise with Royal Caribbean


Paul and Dad enjoying father and son time while on cruise.  Take notice of Paul's arm in a sling...while ice skating on the cruise ship with Ella, he fell and broke his wrist in two places!!  The dr. on the ship had to realign his wrist and put it into a cast until we could see a dr. in Birmingham.  Two days after we got  home, Paul had surgery with eight weeks of therapy.  Needless to say, he will not be ice skating ever again...lol!!

Ella and I went on the rock climbing wall on the cruise several times.....soooo fun!!


Lazar Family (minus Evan) last dinner on cruise ship


 Addison and Ella at the Veith's annual "pickle" party









Sibling snuggles on Christmas morning xoxoxo




Attended "Aladdin" while in NYC for mom and dad's 50th wedding anniversary party


50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration in NYC - Jan 18, 2015


Chinese New Year  February 2015 Celebration with the Bateman and Sewell Families - Year of the Goat/Sheep


Gotcha Day 2015 Celebration with McFee Family in Nashville, TN




March 30, 2015 - Ella cut off 12" of her hair to donate...bittersweet!!
Went to Montgomery, AL zoo during spring break with the Sheffield kids

Welcome to Ella's Blog

Hi everyone, Welcome to Ella Sarah Lazar's first blog.

How it Started

Laura, Evan and I will be updating this blog as we prepare to travel to Yangchun, China. Yangchun is located approximately 160 miles southwest of Guangzhou, in Guangdong Province, China. We just received our match (referral) on Thursday January, 4th 2007 and aim to travel 4-8 weeks from this date (most likely 7-8 weeks as the Chinese New Year falls during this period).

Watching Ella Grow

Thanks for visiting - we had so much fun updating this blog during our trip to China, that we decided keep Ella's blog updated (once a month) to watch her (and Evan) grow up in front of our very eyes!


Happy 1st Birthday Ella

Happy 1st Birthday Ella

Ella Laughing for Mom

Ella Laughing for Mom

Daddy's Little Girl

Daddy's Little Girl

Ella's Referral Pictures #2

Ella's Referral Pictures #2
What a cutie!

Ella in Crib

Ella in Crib

Ella Referral Picture #3

Ella Referral Picture #3
Look at that Hair!!!

Announcing Yang Chun, Hua Tuan

Announcing Yang Chun, Hua Tuan
1st Picture of Ella